Bedlam
Still groggy with sleep, Paul pulled the hotel curtains open.
Outside – chaos, confusion, traffic anarchy!
And we soon would have to pedal through it…
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Candle festival
Festival
Upon arrival, we saw Burmese placing candles around the Botahtaung pagoda.
“Let’s stick around and see what happens,” Paul said.
So happy we did!
It was a privilege to witness the Festival of Lights, it celebrates Buddha’s descent from heaven.
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Sky lantern festival
Magical
“Come, come,” the monks urged, gesturing for us to join them in releasing sky lanterns into the heavens.
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Chao Phraya river
Time-lapse
A time-lapse film of the Chao Phraya express boat landing.
It’s a constant hive of activity.
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Pha That Luang
Golden
Pha That Luang in Vientiane is the most sacred monument in the country. It even appears on Lao currency.
The great stupa is covered in over 1,000 pounds of pure gold leaf. When the sun shines, it’s dazzling!
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Neon
Hypnotic
After too much climbing – we lay comatose on our hotel bed.
Through the window, we stared at the flashing neon signs across the street.
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